Actor Quote by Luke Evans

I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up.

— Elijah Wood

'The Hobbit's a big gig. It's a huge circus that you become a part of.

— Martin Freeman

It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that,…

— Luke Evans

After 'The Hobbit,' I have no idea if things will change. I suspect if I still want to act I will have to put…

— Mark Hadlow

I've seen 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' about 25 times each, so I like all kinds of movies, but I'm drawn, as…

— Casey Affleck

I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that.

— Martin Freeman

I got called and was told, "We'd like you to do The Hobbit", which was my favorite of all of them when I was…

— Evangeline Lilly

I think 'The Lord of the Rings' holds perhaps a deeper place in people's hearts than 'The Hobbit' the book does.

— Elijah Wood

When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she was right.

— Richard Armitage

This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I think Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens have very carefully plotted 'The Hobbit' out so that it does feel like the starting point for…

— Lee Pace

I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters…

— Evangeline Lilly